49 C.F.R. § 173.212 Non-Bulk Packagings For Solid Hazardous Materials In Packing Group II
| Library | Code of Federal Regulations |
| Edition | 2023 |
| Currency | Current through December 31, 2023 |
| Citation | 49 C.F.R. § 173.212 |
| Year | 2023 |
(a) When §172.101 of this subchapter specifies that a solid hazardous material be packaged under this section, only non-bulk packagings prescribed in this section may be used for its transportation. Each package must conform to the general packaging requirements of subpart B of part 173, to the requirements of part 178 of this subchapter at the Packing Group I or II performance level, and to the requirements of the special provisions of column 7 of the §172.101 table.
(b) The following combination packagings are authorized:
- Steel drum: 1A1 or 1A2
- Aluminum drum: 1B1 or 1B2
- Metal drum other than steel or aluminum: 1N1 or
1N2
- Plywood drum: 1D
- Fiber drum: 1G
- Plastic drum: 1H1 or 1H2
- Wooden barrel: 2C2
- Steel jerrican: 3A1 or 3A2
- Plastic jerrican: 3H1 or 3H2
- Aluminum jerrican: 3B1 or 3B2
- Steel box: 4A
- Aluminum box: 4B
- Natural wood box: 4C1 or 4C2
- Plywood box: 4D
- Reconstituted wood box: 4F
- Fiberboard box: 4G
- Solid plastic box: 4H2
- Metal box other than steel or aluminum: 4N
- Glass or earthenware receptacles
- Plastic receptacles
- Metal receptacles
- Glass ampoules
(c) Except for transportation by passenger aircraft, the following single packagings are authorized:
- Steel drum: 1A1 or 1A2
- Aluminum drum: 1B1 or 1B2
- Plywood drum: 1D
- Plastic drum: 1H1 or 1H2
- Fiber drum: 1G
- Metal drum other than steel or aluminum: 1N1 or
1N2
- Wooden barrel: 2C1 or 2C2
- Steel jerrican: 3A1 or 3A2
- Plastic jerrican: 3H1 or 3H2
- Aluminum jerrican: 3B1 or 3B2
- Steel box: 4A
- Steel box with liner: 4A
- Aluminum box: 4B
- Aluminum box with liner: 4B
- Metal box other than steel or aluminum: 4N
- Natural wood box: 4C1
- Natural wood box, sift proof: 4C2
- Plywood box: 4D
- Reconstituted wood box: 4F
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